Gao Xingjian Quotes
Body odour (known also as scent of the immortals) is a disgusting condition with an awful, nauseating smell.
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I always try to see the good in everything, and that gives me strength. Even when I lost in the London Olympics quarterfinals, I said to myself, 'Don't lose heart, God has his own plans.' Actually, life just goes on; you have to accept whatever challenge you face and become stronger.
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My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.
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When you are dining with a demon, you got to have a long spoon.
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I really tend to write in retrospect.
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I don't like getting out when I could be painting. And when I'm painting, I don't want anybody else around.
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Radio is for driving.
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My friends and I were wild and we liked to joy-ride.
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They're not poodles, they're art.
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Now along comes the potential creative destruction brought by a different distribution methodology, the Internet.
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The main distinction for fresh chillies is whether they are red or green, the difference being one of ripeness.
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I think one of the primary themes in my work is the paradox of memory, at once fundamental to our sense of who we are and yet elusive, ever-changing, fragmentary. One way to look at this is to say that, therefore, we ourselves are elusive, ever-changing and fragmentary to ourselves.
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For me, the greatest thing a movie can do is rivet you while you're watching but also give you something to chew on for days and weeks after you've seen it.
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The pattern of a newspaperman's life is like the plot of 'Black Beauty.' Sometimes he finds a kind master who gives him a dry stall and an occasional bran mash in the form of a Christmas bonus, sometimes he falls into the hands of a mean owner who drives him in spite of spavins and expects him to live on potato peelings.
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I'm at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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To write a love song that might be able to make it on the radio, that is something that is terrifying to me. But I can definitely write a song about that chair over there. That I can do, but to sit and write a pop song out of the clear blue sky, that is very difficult and I admire the people that can do it.
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I haven't written about an immigrant experience because I haven't experienced that before and am focused on existential themes.
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'Last Man Standing' is overall a lot of comedy. And I love doing that.
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We're certainly interested in maximizing our return and doing it - we're interested in maximizing our return, but we're also interested in doing it over a long period of time and in doing it in a way that never endangers the firm from a survivability standpoint.
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Our church has been legal since late 1960s. I've been involved since 1972. I was ordained in 1975.
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When I began my search for the perfect skin care to fight the aging process, I noticed that my sensitive skin was reacting horribly to any product I used.
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Vietnamese food has probably been saved from the mass market because most people never master the sauces and condiments that must be added to the food, at the table, for its glories to become apparent. It's too much trouble, and a lot of people don't like asking for help, especially if the interaction involves some linguistic awkwardness.
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I don't do things that are comedic. This is such a crazy idea.
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Body odour (known also as scent of the immortals) is a disgusting condition with an awful, nauseating smell.
